moderated Re: Resource for Jaws Accessible Programs
Marty Hutchings
Can you tell me how to get this list in Windows 7? I tried entering
‘'”shell:AppsFolder command” in the Windows Run
Dialog box, but was given an error message saying that that file was not
available or something.
Love in
Christ
Marty For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places. Therefore, take up the full armor of God, so that you will be able to resist in the evil day, and having done everything, to stand firm. Ephesians 6:12, 13
From: David Griffith
Sent: Friday, November 15, 2019 8:12 AM
Subject: Resource for Jaws Accessible Programs I changed the subject line to reflect the new discussion. As a starting point on this list it would be useful if people could list the programs they know work well on their system with Jaws. I can offer one tip to make it easier to establish which app people have on their system. Someone might have a better idea. If you type or copy and paste the following command into the windows R run dialogue, shell:AppsFolder command and press enter This will open a list view with all the apps you have on your system. You can simply arrow down to review then all. Here you can press enter to run the app or perhaps more usefully use the context key to create a shortcut . For our purposes here you simply have to cursor down the list of aps, after about 10 apps open the Jaws speech history with insert space , then H and you should see the list of apps you have arrowed down in a form that you can copy and paste into a notepad file by pressing control a and then control c. Alt tab back to your apps folder and continue cursoring down for about 10 app, open speech history history again and copy the resulting apps into your notepad file. Continue until you have a file list of all the apps on your system. As I say someone else might have a more elegant solution. In any case edit the Notepad file to delete all the apps you know don’t work with Jaws. Also you should probably delete any app that you don’t know if they work with Jaws or if you don’t want anybody else to know you have this app on your system. I’ll try and do this as a starter list and others can then add or criticise the resulting list I have.
David Griffith
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From:
ARORA Meesha
Yes David, even I was delighted to find that JAWS works on this as it didn’t work on other apps I tried. As for having a resource which could provide us with the list of JAWS accessible program, I think it will be immensely useful. Perhaps we can put the programs/Apps names in an excel and share it. May be we can give it versions so if any one wishes to add any list of programs or apps names, they can add these to the existing list and save it to the next version and share it in this group. Perhaps it would work at least for the interim untill such a resource is available through Vispero. Thanks Meesha
From:
main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of David
Griffith
Very glad it worked– I did see this option on the Microsoft Store but I was not sure you would be able to use it. I am especially pleased it is accessible with Jaws. Not all apps are though I think the situation is improving. We need an Apple Vis type website with category lists of programs and Microsoft Store Apps Which are confirmed to work with Jaws. There is something called NVDA Road tested Programs on Accessibility Net which is pretty much guaranteed to provide options for Jaws as well but somethings are accessible with Jaws and not NVDA and vice versa. There used to be a Programs page on the old Jaws User Mailing list website but this seems defunct now and will not load here. Tom Lorimore’s White Stick website will not be update given his recent sad death. I don’t know if anybody else knows of a similar resource? VFO Should really host this for the community I guess but if anybody has a web page that could be used I would be happy to provide some program suggestions and comments.
David Griffith From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of
ARORA Meesha
Good Idea David, I tried a world clock app on the Microsoft store and it is accessible with JAWS and it groups different time zones although I have to navigate few times to reach it. Good part is that I can add more than five, not that I need that manyJ
Thanks for the suggestion. Meesha
From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of
David Griffith
As a workaround have you tried separate World Clock applications or Website? For example https://greenwichmeantime.com/timepiece/world-clock/ Once you have set a website like this up to your desired time zone you can set it up as a shortcut on your desktop or even, with a bit of further fiddling and editing of the shortcut, put it on the windows 10 Taskbar. Let me know if you want instructions on this. In terms of apps rather than websites I think you will need to search for World Clock apps rather than clock apps as normal clock applications will just provide the standard feedback from the system time.
David Griffith Sent from Mail for Windows 10
From: ARORA Meesha
Yes I did try to go to the clock after pressing Windows B and then navigating to the system clock however it only provides feedback for one clock and not the other one. Thanks Meesha
From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of
Van Lant, Robin via Groups.Io
You probably cannot do it with the JAWS F12 keystroke to check time, but if both clocks appear on your System tray in the bottom right of your screen, then you can try using Windows key B to get to the system tray, then arrowing left or right to hear the clocks. I usually find focus is at the far left of the icons in the system tray, so it is fastest to arrow left and focus will quickly circle around to the far right of the icons where the standard system clock is.
From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of
ARORA Meesha
Hi members, Can I check time for two time zones simultaneously using JAWS? I have added two clocks however JAWS just provides feedback for one of it so not sure how to access time for the other one. Thanks, Meesha
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